Show SHORTT AFRAID OF MORMONS the follows tol lowing in g is another ed article fro rom lu the london dally daily express was there ever such a tragic farce enacted within the home office ice as that on oil wednesday when three mormon missionaries were invited to convince mr shortt the homo home secretary ot of the innocence of their persons and the innocuousness of their propaganda the missionaries were so successful it seems that mr air shortt announced the same day that no immediate action would be taken to deport the mormons cormons from this country mr shortt after weeks of persistent exposure by the daily express of the mormon menace in fit this country was ultimately impelled to investigate the mormon activities his first act in the farce ivas was to invite president president savage head of the A mormon lormon I 1 movement in blondan to the home office tor for a chat he then expressed a desire to meet other of the mormon mis mia slon hlo narles aries which meeting personally concluded his investigations the mor alor mons in the meantime sent to mr shortt a sumptuously bound copy of the mormon lormon bible and their doctrine and covenants I 1 assert that this farcical investigation of mormonism conducted by by the M home secretary is nothing less than an all insult to the public which it is his duty to protect from such sleek vipers as these mormon missionaries who today must be laughing heartily at his credulousness does the home secretary expect a criminal to convict himself him why did he not invite tile the people in tile the country who have per experienced mormonism in ill salt lake city to hear bear witness to the tales ot of these polygamous poly tic SACRED BOOKS he might have invited miss wint fred graham miss shepard or myself to be present to substantiate their stories mr air shortt had in his possession during the interview a copy ot of the mormon bible and other sacred books ot of the mormon church in which polygamy is authorized in plain terms I 1 would like to know how much of these books mr air shortt has examined in the interests ot of the womanhood pt of this Ms country the mormon missionaries I 1 understand used their american citizenship to intimidate mr air shortt let me assure mr air shortt that the mormon missionaries sion aries would not dare to propagate in the united states the doctrines they aro are preaching without in this country the people of 0 the united states know the mormons cormons Mor mons and the cormons mormons would meet with scant consideration by congress I 1 repeat to the english public and to the home secretary the mormon missionaries are a deadly insidious peril to every woman they meet brigham young once informed his hia followers in the tabernacle of 0 salt lake city that women could alway be obtained more cheaply than cows I 1 appeal to the manhood ot of england shall the mormon church be tree free to act on this assumption at the expense of 0 english women |